take your breath away

1. His family were enormously wealthy-even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach-but now he'd left Chicago and come East in a fashion that rather took your breath away;for instance,he'd brought down a string of polo ponies from Lake Forest.（了不起的盖茨比）

      enormously adj 巨大的，庞大的

      reproach n 责骂 责备

      for instance 例如

      a string of 一批，一系列

2. Come on，come on, we are alnost there.Get ready, Gabby,I'm about to take your breath away. Unbelievable.(地心历险记)

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